St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-08
A PRETTY KETTLE OF FISH
The Police Commission Reaches the
Conclusion the Reform Does
Not Reform.
Treachery Meets Its Own Reward and
Now What Will They Do
About II?
The Mayor the Master of the Situation
After ALI and Can Die
tate Terms.

The walls of the city hall give back
echoes, and whispered rumors prevent
the spiders from weaving their webs in
the angles of the narrow corridors. The
latest is that there is disSension in the
police commission. The situation can
be summed up pretty accurately as fol-
lows: When TIE commission took "hold"
in accordance with the plans Of the Net
tleton-Pillsbury alliance, it found that
it had ''duty to perform" This duty
was to carry out the scheme by which
the mayor was to be practically deposed'
from the position to which he was
elected. Only one member of the board
was supposed to be friendly to him, and
his appointment was conceded for ap-
pearances' sake only. In order to ''re
organize" the force, it was necessary
for this member to vote with
the three thoughtful and correct com
miSSioners who were openly arrayed
against the mayor. This member, and
his name is Hoy, by the way, had GER
tain private revengeS he wished graft
fed and certain appointments he de-
sired made. He re c1gnized that he was
master OF the situation, and-well, the
certain private revengeS were gratified
and the certain desired appointments
were made. The police force was re
organized" Some twenty men for
whom the mayor entertained warm re-
gard were dismissed from service upon
one preteXt or another. The mayor was
snubbed, and his wishes were either
disregarded or thwarted. The COM
mission went ON and, SamSon-like,
pulled the roof down upon its own head.
Error after error was committed that
ctr nf o1
Even the partisan Republican papers
were compelled to protest against
the idiotic policy adopted by
the commission. And finally, up
to date, after an existence
of six months, the three earnest and
thoughtful commissioners have been
driven to the conclusion that the man
who betrayed the mayor has betrayed
them; that their cherished reforms have
not been carried out in accordance with
the plans of the men who put them in
office. Open saloons on Sunday. prOSti-
tuition, burglaries and police scandals
have chased each other in rapid success
sion across the public'S mirror, the
press. The superintendent of police
has turned out to be man not gifted
with executive ability and change is
desired. The three commissioners
wish the position filled by
some one whose force of character
and reputation will cause the public to
respect his acts. Such man is not
member of the force, and the three votes
of the commissioners can only cause a
promotion. They must have one more
vote before they can appoint as super
intendent man not at present mem
Der OF the force. Where will they get
it? Not from Commissioner Hoy, whose
youthful son is assistant superintendent
and who is therefore the next in the
line of promotion. Now, viii the COM
wronged and ask him by his vote to as
sist them out of their difficulty? 1t is
hardly likely they have hardihood to
ask him, and perhaps then the mayor
will see that he is the master of the sit
uation and will dictate terms. It's
pretty kettle of fish.